Acts such as truancy and running away from home are considered status offenses.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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In the 1960s, renowned criminologist Jerome Skolnick described what he called the police working personality

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is not one of the three key language-based propositions of postmodern criminological thought?

A. the centrality of language B. the evolution of criminological thought C. partial knowledge and provisional truth D. deconstruction, difference, and possibility

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The case law since Furman indicates capital punishment is legal as long as it is imposed fairly.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The refuge period of juvenile justice was characterized by:

A) a belief that children are naturally evil. B) incarceration of children in reform schools. C) the creation of the juvenile court. D) a focus on juvenile rights. E) the notion that "kids are different."

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